Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 232 The End of the Story, The Cycle of the Pokémon World

The spirit horse kept neighing, and the water spirit beside it nodded in response from time to time.

Seeing this, Su Yu was still completely bewildered. What on earth are you talking about?

After waiting for a while, Suijun turned around and translated:

"He just said that there was a reason why He did it."

"Firstly, the integration between the Spirit Realm and the Eastern Empire after the Spirit Realm's arrival was not perfect, leaving gaps between the real world and the Spirit Realm. If left unchecked, these gaps could easily lead to accidents in the long run."

"That's why He wanted to completely merge the two worlds, but His power alone was not enough, so He came up with the idea of ​​capturing Pokémon from outside to provide Him with energy and help with the fusion."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu looked surprised:

"Huh? So, you're a good Pokémon after all?"

"Whew~!" Of course.

Lingyouma answered with considerable pride, and Su Yu understood what he meant.

At least in the Spirit Horse's view, the Crane King had always taught them to get along well with humans. Therefore, apart from the so-called Galar royal family who sealed Him in the Spirit Realm, He was quite friendly to humans.

Su Yu: ...You were quite unfriendly to me just now.

"And what's the second reason?" Su Yu then asked.

Upon hearing this question, the Spirit Horse's expression suddenly turned sorrowful. It lowered its head and paced around uneasily.

Suijun then explained:

"Because... He wanted the souls of those Pokémon to be able to see their trainers one last time."

Su Yu: ? ? ?

Wait a minute, a ghost... could it be one of those paparazzi from Anna's side?

……

The concept of reincarnation also exists in the Pokémon world.

In the game, at the Pokémon Tower in the Kanto region, the protagonist will encounter a Marowak whose spirit is constantly wandering within the tower because it misses its child.

Only when the child meets Marowak will Marowak finally leave the Pokémon Tower and go on to reincarnation with peace of mind.

Following Lingyouma's clues, Su Yu and his companions found the souls of those Pokémon on a nearby plain.

According to Lingyouma, Pokémon in the real world have a chance to enter the spirit world after they die. However, because there is no stable spatial channel between the spirit world and the real world, they cannot return to the real world.

This is also related to the fact that the spirit world and reality are not fully integrated, which hinders the establishment of the spatial passage. Fortunately, after causing such a commotion, the Spirit Horse has resolved this problem.

However, the problem of spatial passages still remains.

"In that case, wouldn't it be great if our alliance could establish a place like Mt. Kami, just like the Hoenn region?" Su Yu suggested.

Mt. Sacred is a place in the Hoenn region where Pokémon are buried. It holds the souls of many Pokémon, and every day, many trainers go there to pay their respects.

"And in that place, we can preserve the entrance to the spirit world. In this way, the souls of Pokémon can move freely in and out."

Upon hearing this, Xin Dong nodded in agreement.

"That's a good suggestion. I'll mention it to the league when I get back."

However, for now, we still need to deal with the matter of these lost Pokémon.

Lingyouma had said that these souls could remain in the spirit world for a longer time than they did in the real world. However, three months had already passed since they descended together from the spirit world and the Hoenn region. Some of these souls were already on the verge of collapse.

That is why Lingyouma took such radical measures.

"But with so many souls lost, getting them all to find their respective trainers won't be an easy task..."

In particular, these Pokémon don't know their way around. If you ask them which city they were originally in, they don't know how to answer.

Su Yu wanted to help with cooking, but with so many souls, even if he made the "Soul-Guiding Dream Soup" day and night, it wouldn't be enough.

Seeing this, Xin Dong also said:

"For now, let's establish a spirit portal in each city and let the trainers claim it themselves. The League can then figure out a way to help those who can't be found."

"That's all we can do for now." Su Yu nodded.

After packing his things, Su Yu prepared to return to the ranch. At this moment, the pumpkin spirits slowly floated over. Some of them were noticeably more excited than before after returning to the spirit realm.

Seeing this, Su Yu asked:

"Are you... getting ready to leave?"

"Pumpkin~" The pumpkin spirits nodded. They had gone to Su Yu's ranch by accident. Now that the threat from the spirit world had disappeared, they naturally planned to stay there.

"That's good. Once you've found a place to settle down, remember to send someone to let me know."

"If I have time, I will come to see you."

Next, Su Yu planned to ask the Ghost-type Heavenly King to help him leave a permanent spirit realm passage in the ranch. That way, he would be able to freely enter and exit the spirit realm.

Upon hearing this, the pumpkin spirits agreed. Then, they slowly floated away.

After Daigo and the others finished their mission, they also prepared to return to Hoenn. Unfortunately, they didn't bring Squirtle and Caterpie with them on this trip to the Spirit World.

"Oh, right, I can entrust this to you. Remember to give it to Squirtle for me."

Su Yu sent Arcanine back to the ranch, where it brought back a bottle of shell conditioner. Su Yu had made it himself using a recipe he won in a racing competition. It was much more effective than the one Squirtle had used before.

Daigo reached out and took the glass bottle from Su Yu. He glanced at his ram mount and said:

"It seems your little goats will become my formidable rivals; their growth rate is comparable to Metagross."

"I'm really looking forward to the day I can battle you. Good luck, I'll be waiting for you at the Rainbow Tournament."

Su Yu: "Huh?"

What Rainbow Festival? Daigo, do you think I'll challenge him?

But I'm just a rancher, so why would he think that way?

Just as Su Yu was about to ask further questions, Daigo waved his hand and left with Mikuri.

Seeing this, Su Yu had no choice but to give up.

Riding the tropical dragon through the spirit realm portal, Su Yu returned to the ranch. This time, without the mischief of the spirit horse, the ranch returned to normal.

"What a rare clear sky..."

"Kou Jie~"

Looking at the azure sky, Su Yu leisurely stretched. At that moment, Gengar beside him did so in perfect unison.

"Hey, you're still here?" Su Yu hadn't seen Gengar before, and he thought that Gengar had left like Pumpkin and the others.

"Ugh?!" Oh no, should I leave?

Seeing Gengar's increasingly dejected expression, Su Yu said, both amused and exasperated:

"That's not what I meant. You've misunderstood."

"Of course I would love for you to stay, but I thought you would prefer the spirit world."

"Oh, I see."

Upon hearing this, Gengar breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the spirit world, that dark and empty place, Gengar doesn't think it's a good place to stay.

It prefers the vibrant real world.

(End of this chapter)